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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene took the stand in a Georgia courtroom to testify about the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot on Friday, becoming the first member of Congress to do so. 

Five voters from the Georgia Republican’s district are seeking to disqualify Greene from running for reelection over her alleged role in the attack on the Capitol, citing social media posts she made leading up to the riot.

Throughout the first half of her testimony, Greene largely stuck to short responses, answering “yes” or “sure” to verify tweets or the oath she took when sworn into Congress. Her lawyer, James Bopp Jr., attempted to object to several of the challenger’s questions about her previous tweets, claiming violations to free speech. 

When looking at multiple tweets Greene made in the aftermath of the 2020 Presidential Election, attorney Ron Fien pointed to a specific hashtag she used ” #FightforTrump,” and asked of her opinion behind the post.

“I was asking people for a peaceful march, which is what everyone is entitled to do under their First Amendment, but I was not asking them to actively engage in violence or any type of action,” Greene said. 

“My question is really simple,” Fien asked again. “It’s about your opinion. When this tweet came out in this period, it was your opinion that the election had been stolen from Mr. Trump or was about to be stolen, right?”

“There was a tremendous amount of fraudulent things that happened in the election,” Greene said, reiterating unsubstantiated claims of mass fraud that several Republicans — including former President Donald Trump — have pushed since the election.

“And under my opinion, I want to do anything I can to protect election integrity, and to protect the people of my district in Georgia,” she said. 

Fien later pointed to another Tweet promoting the pro-Trump rally that preceeded the riot. 

“That word ‘peaceful’ is nowhere in the tweet right?” Fien asked. 

“That word ‘peaceful’ is not,” Greene responded. 

As Fien questioned the Georgia Republican on her various tweets, Greene revealed that she has had multiple people manage her social media accounts over the years and that “no one tweeted anything without my permission.” 

At one point, Fien pressed Greene on whether she had conversations with the White House or other members of Congress about there being large demonstrations on Jan. 6 in Washington. 

Greene repeatedly responded by saying, “I don’t remember.” 

The congresswoman issued the same response when asked if she had any conversations with government representatives, senators, White House staff, the president or other government employees about the risk of the demonstrations turning violent. 

While under oath, Greene was also pressed on comments she made in a Facebook video in which she called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) a “traitor to our country.”

At first, Greene refused to answer the question and started to say she never said that, but quickly backtracked saying “Oh no, wait,” as Fien moved to present a piece of evidence. She then said she did not “recall” a saying a full quote in which she called Pelosi a traitor, but said “she doesn’t uphold our laws.”

Multiple times in her testimony Greene admonished Fien for presenting various quotes of hers that appeared in CNN articles. 

“You’re using CNN and they chopped up my words so many times. They’ve lied about me so many times,” she said.

Friday’s challenge centers around a provision of the 14th Amendment, known as the “disqualification clause” which bars any person from holding future office because they were “engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.”

Mike Rasbury, one of the challengers, has said Green “took an oath of office to protect democracy from all enemies foreigh and domestic…However, she has flippantly infrared this oath and, based on her role in the January 6 insurrection, is disqualified under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution form holding any future public office,” according to a statement obtained by ABC News.

Greene has repeatedly denied any involvement in the Jan 6. Riot, telling Fox News host Tucker Carlson that she is being “questioned about something I’ve never been charged with and something I was completely against.”

Following Friday’s hearing, the judge will recommend whether Greene should remain on the ballot for Georgia’s primary – voting for which begins May 2 – and the final decision will be made by Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

The official day for the primary is scheduled for May 17.

If Raffensperger rules Greene should not appear on the ballot, the staunch conservative can appeal the decision.

“All I did was what I’m legally and allowed to do by the Constitution as a member of Congress, and that was I objected to Joe Biden’s Electoral College votes from a few states,” Greene told ABC News affiliate WTVC on Tuesday, calling the challenge a “scam.”

The Republican also alleged that she was a “victim” on the day of the riot.

Just minutes before Friday’s hearing began, Greene took to Twitter calling on Republicans to “protect election integrity.”

“Republicans must protect election integrity.It’s one of the most important issues in our country,” she wrote. “When the People lose their right to vote & their freedom to choose their representatives, our country is lost. Only the People have the right to choose who they send to Congress.”

Similar challenges have been brought up against other Republican members of Congress, including Reps. Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs of Arizona as well as North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn.